Hermione's parents (was Re: A Sense of Betrayal / Unforgiveables)

[muscatel1988]

No: HPFGUIDX 174268

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sistermagpie" 
<sistermagpie at ...> wrote:
> Magpie:
> And yet every single person reading the book is a Muggle and can 
> understand. Muggles actually aren't that stupid, and Hermione's 
> parents have been nothing but supportive of her being a witch. To 
> me this comes across just the way it does in canon--that Muggles 
> are like children so Wizards can make decisions for them. 

Bizarrely, the Dursleys got not only an explanation but also a choice.